"BillGill" wrote in message
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Ken_W wrote:
1. Whirlpool?
2. GE?
3. Frigidaire?


Is this the top 3 or am I way off. Any suggestions on where to start
comparing brands/models?
I have no opinion on the best brand, but I had to go ahead and say it.
I don't care for over the range microwaves. They are much more
expensive than counter top units, and when they quit they are very
expensive to repair. You can buy a counter top unit for less than
$100, and when it fails you can dispose of it an buy another. In
the 10 or 15 year life of a microwave you will save more than
enough to buy several counter top units.

Just put in a shelf to hold a countertop and save the money.

Bill

I'm with you. I just tossed a dead one. One that was in this house when I
bought it. Not only are they a lot more expensive, they are a magnet for
steam and oil and gunge that collects from being right over the cooking
surface. Most are inadequately vented if at all. Most just pull the smoke
and blow it right back in your face. Of course, you don't know it until you
completely dismount one and trace the path of air. They are also very
unsafe. You have your private parts right next to hot stuff on the stove
when you reach up there to put stuff in and take it out. You have hot stuff
at shoulder height and arms length.

I know it works for some people, and for some styles of cooking, but I'd
never own one.

Steve